The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-22


mansions. SAWS the act will apply to about
tan Thousand soldiers and sailors, and they,
,ogatber with others entitled to beneft
mpder the act, would make a grand total OF
RI lO5 pensions, and increase the annual
nansion appropriation from five to six mil
lions of dollars.
Tho interstate commerce bill has passed
,hs senate the vote standing 43 for and D
AGAINST A motion made 10 suspend the
Ga and proceed to the consideration OF
IL was defeated by vote 1877 10 l13 Keep.
rssanta,ive Crisp, OF Georgia, has the
measure in charge in the absence OF heP'
resentative Reagan, OF Texas, VINO Is ao'
sent looking after his Interests IN the sen
atorial contest from his state.
The inter state commerce bill passed the
house Yesterday, there being but Ia votes
cast against H.
Senator Edmunds, from the committee
on foreign relations, on wednesday, pre-,
sented very elaborate report In view OF
the Canadian fishery troubles, which con
cludes as follows:
II Is recommended that the President ~
the United States be invested with the
mower. and that 1t be made his duty, when
ever he shall be satisfied that unjust, I'M
fair, or unfriendly Conduc, Is practiced by
the British Government in respect 10 our
citizens and their property wlthin ports OF
waters of the British dOminions IN North
America, to deny 10 the subjects OF that
Government in British North America and
heir uroperty, or 10 any classes Of them,
such nrivilepes in the waters and ports OF
the United States rs he may think proper
10 name, and to suspend the right OF enter
inp or being brought within the waters or
norts of the United States, 50 that he shall
be able from time 10 time, Ms suCh emer-
gency may arise, 10 preserve the Inter
cnursa between the United States and that
government in a state of fair equality.
Cen w b. HaZen, chief of the Signal
Service Department, died on Sunday, at
Washington and was buried on Wednes-
day. The service uEder Hazen has not
been AS effective as 1t should have Teen,
and throughout the past two years he has
been subjected to great amount OF crlti.
cism. For characterization to Secretary OF
War Lincoln, he was court martialed, and
one of the first duties of President Cleve.
land was 10 promulgate the reprimand
which the court inflicted upon him. He
was a graduate of West Point, but gained
no distinction for any service rendered by
him during the late war All the prOmi-
nence gained by him was more due To
political favoritism than to any merit OF
his own.
The house has lssed the bill declaring
forfeited the land grant Of the New Or
leans, Baton Rouge Il Vicksburg road.
This Is known as the backbone" land
grant, ana has been under discussion In
congress for the past three years. A joint
resolution for an investigation of the &C
counts of the Pacific roads was passed on
Tuesday.
Senator Cullom has presented in the
senate a petition from number OF the
citizens of Streator, representing that the
present system of collecting revenue for
the support of the general government by
impost duties and the internal revenue
system is unjust and ought to cease. The
petitioners say they hold that 1t Is unjust
in that the burden of taxation does not
fall upon those who are the owners of the
property which ought To pay the revenue
for the support OF the general government.
Representative s, s. Cox, late minister
to Turkey has been dangerously III
throughout the past week, suffering from
acute pneumonia. By the latest &C counts
he was out of danger
Chicago friends of Mrs. John A. Logan
have paid off an encum brance of $4,000
resting upon her Washington residence
The Logan fund raised by George Lemon
now amounts to over $4,000.
The house committee on pensions has
reported adversely on the bills passed by
the Senate granting pensions of $4,000
per annum to the widows of Gems Logan
and Blair.
A bill increasing the pensions OF sol
oilers who lost both arms In the late rebel.
lion from $1J to 800 per month has been
reported favorably.
The joint resolution passed by the senate
some time since changing the date Of the
Presidential inauguration from March 4th
to April 30th, the same to become Operat
i've April 3Oth, 1880, Is again attracting
attention at the capital through the agita.
ton of 1t by Hon. George Bancroft. the
venerable historian, and Horatio King,
who are anxious that an amendment EN-.
bodying the change be passed and sub.